Supporting Female Health & Hygiene
Path to Empowerment Ministries is committed to providing menstrual education to school-going girls in rural areas of Northern Uganda.
Without access to sanitary items, school-going girls often fall behind academically due to absenteeism, or drop out and become child mothers. By providing hygiene education and access to sanitary products, PEM is helping reduce the risk of menstruation-related health issues, building self-esteem, and improving academic performance by allowing girls to continue their studies uninterrupted.
Girls at Ogul Primary School receive reusable sanitary pads and are educated on how to use them.
Girls from Ogul Primary School (top) and Coo-Pill Primary School (bottom) display reusable sanitary pads donated by PEM.
Laundry Slab Construction
Access to a washing/laundry slab enhances personal hygiene and health for women by providing a clean space for washing clothes and blankets.
Before gaining access to a washing slab, women would wash laundry on the bare ground before laying it out to dry. Elderly women, including those suffering from health issues like leprosy, had to fetch water multiple times to wash their clothes at home to avoid contaminating water sources.
Laundry slab under construction.
Women in Agung Community are grateful that the laundry slab has officially been handed over for community use. Not only will it reduce effort and time spent fetching water, it will also greatly improve hygiene and protect the water source from contamination.